Sparky at 100

Schulz with Donna Wold, the inspiration for “the little red-haired girl,” April 1950

There are plenty of online notices right now about Charles M. Schulz, who was born 100 years ago today. Terry Gross interviewed Schulz in 1990. Good Ol’ Monte gets a nod, as does cartoonist Jimmy Johnson’s then-wife Rheta, who wrote Good Grief!: The Story of Charles M. Schulz.

Schulz with Charlie Brown’s namesake, Charles Brown, a co-worker at Art Instruction, Inc.

2 thoughts on “Sparky at 100”

  1. Didn’t mention how, with a few exceptions the bg comics section was all peanuts and sparky, and one guy did it all week. When you type Bernie, my autofill shows wrightson before Sanders. My Bernie is here(sort of).

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